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Lavaud enters semis

Manama : Eric Lavaud was the first player to qualify for today’s semi-final in The Late Ahmed Al Mahoozi Cup - Masters Singles at the Bahrain Tennis Club (BTC) 2017 Ramadan Tournament at its premises in Juffair.

Lavaud defeated Rahul Jaideep 6-4, 6-3 to win all three matches in Group 2, with Karim Abdul Rehda taking on Ali Al Asfoor to decide the second qualifier from the Group last night.

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In Group 1, Yousef Qaed was a 6-1, 6-2 winner and is awaiting on last night’s match between Rick De Groot and Abdul Rahman Janahi to determine the two semi-finalists in tonight’s matches.

The final is set for tomorrow evening starting at 9.30pm and will be followed by a Ghabga dinner.

The competition featured eight players split into two groups of four playing three sets of round-robin matches, with the top two qualifying for the semi-finals.